A robust exchange during a recent McKnight’s Veteran VIP Conversation during the 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards left me with two distinct take-aways.
A different take on intergenerational living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 29, 2018
Senior living communities already know that marketing to a prospective resident includes marketing to the older adult’s grown children because they are decision-influencers. Perhaps now it’s...
Intergenerational programming: A growing differentiator
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 11, 2018
A new poll sheds light on public perceptions of efforts to foster intergenerational collaboration, and it presents opportunities for senior living operators.
Senior living should be ageless
By
Stuart Greenbaum
May 01, 2017
Intergenerational relations, programs and places provide priceless benefits to older adults, younger generations and society overall.
Intergenerational program brings nice surprises
By
Jim Lay
Feb 08, 2016
A simple plan for students to entertain residents has blossomed into a depth of kinship and connection between unlikely acquaintances.
Good news in the fight against ageism
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 19, 2019
A recent study has good news for older adults and those who serve them.
Everyone wins when generations mix
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 13, 2016
We’ve heard much anecdotal evidence of how older and younger people alike benefit from intergenerational programming in senior living. New research suggests an additional benefit.
Designing for a new generation of senior living
By
Natalie M. Ruiz, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, CDT
Oct 10, 2022
It is time to design spaces that reflect the values of the baby boomer generation and assimilate them into vibrant communities.
Art therapy has many positive effects
By
Shawn Kafader, LCPC
Aug 26, 2015
Art is a way for people to express feelings that are difficult to convey in words. It can benefit residents and their families as well as others.
Cultivating innovation
By
Sara McVey, MBA, NHA
Apr 13, 2015
Imagine our industry without innovations: We’d all be faxing each other about residents’ shuffleboard tournaments. Instead, whenever one senior living community shares an innovation they tried...